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i applied to join the vegan collective. it would mean more income and less isolation, so that would be good. fingers crossed.
some kids broke a window while i was out. this house has fancy, expensive windows (double pane w. argon) so it's going to cost a lot to replace. so i'd better get that job.

7/1 --
7/2 --
7/3 -- $30 on unbudgeted dinner out
7/4 --
7/5 -- $50 over budget at Ikea
7/6 -- ($12 under weekly budget on groceries even with Costco run!)
7/7 -- $11 on unbudgeted, totally unplanned lunch out (on the credit card no less, as I left debit card at home by accident -- ack!)
7/8 -- $5 on snacks for DD while waiting at my doctor's appt. (plus $23 for dinner, which was my original budgeted meal out for the week)

Goals:

$350/$715 on CC for airline tickets paid off by 7/31
under $200 spending at Ikea -- spent $250
$138.84/$600 total grocery spending for July
0/4 weeks with only one meal eaten out

July 1:
no spend/no drive
July 2:
$11 shipping for my replacement sunglasses
$50 for a pair of my favorite capris that are not made anymore.
(I bought these with birthday money from my grandparents ) no drive
July 3:
no spend/no drive
July 4:
$42.65~ Health Food Store
$64.88~ Safeway
$12.00~ Eggs from our c.s.a. (3 dozen)
$12.00~ Starbucks: coffee and 3 smoothies
$4.00~ Java Hut: coffee drink
$12.00~ Lunch
Considering we were in town for 13 hours for fourth of july festivities, we did pretty well in my opinion. This was also my grocery shopping and c.s.a. pick-up day. We also scored 5 dungeness crabs and 3 ziploc bags full of black snapper from some friends...so psyched!
July 5:
no spend/no drive
July 6:
no spend/no drive
July 7:
no spend/no drive
July 8:
$40.01 on ebay
no drive
....I have to get the kids and I out of the house today...it got to 107 yesterday the day before was 104 and looks like another scorcher. With broken a/c we need to cool down our core temps somehow. I will be driving today and running errands while out and about. I am so looking forward to my van a/c!!!!!!......

Week 2:
Monday, July 7: +$35 books sold, -$18.90 for a new book for Mark and a DVD for both of us
Tuesday, July 8: $12.51 PO; $1.85 muffin; $5.41 GW; $3.54 Taco Bell :/
Wednesday, July 9: $2.75 afternoon snack

Goals
8/25 No Spend Days
8/20 No Drive Days
100/200 Food budget
0/50 Household budget
30/100 New baby budget
Make 200.00 off selling things we don't need/want/use: to date 130/200
0/1000 pay off most of car

July 1: No spend
July 2: $15 pizza , $294 on groceries
July 3: $56 on fruits/veggies and 2 folding chairs
July 4: $30 on fireworks
July 5: $12.75 at Farmer's Market; $15 at Lowes
July 6: $15 at Target; $3.00 pool admission/snack for DD
July 7: $5.00 ice cream for family at DQ (with coupons!); $4.00 milk
July 8: $41 for groceries
July 9: $8.00 at Target (I don't think I've EVER spent that little at Target!); $10 for a b-day gift

1/10 No spend

DH did a little comparison of our spending the first 1/2 of May, June and up to now, July. We are on track to spend almost $1000 LESS than we usually do during the first half of the month, thanks to this thread!!!!!

7/1 --
7/2 --
7/3 -- $30 on unbudgeted dinner out
7/4 --
7/5 -- $50 over budget at Ikea
7/6 -- ($12 under weekly budget on groceries even with Costco run!)
7/7 -- $11 on unbudgeted, totally unplanned lunch out (on the credit card no less, as I left debit card at home by accident -- ack!)
7/8 -- $5 on snacks for DD while waiting at my doctor's appt. (plus $23 for dinner, which was my original budgeted meal out for the week)
7/9 --

Goals:

$350/$715 on CC for airline tickets paid off by 7/31
under $200 spending at Ikea -- spent $250
$138.84/$600 total grocery spending for July
0/4 weeks with only one meal eaten out

I finally remembered to post this BEFORE going to bed instead of the next morning (and thus forgetting for a while too)

July 1: ::
July 2: : :
July 3: 100.00 Grocerys 20.00 annual zoo passes for me and DH 5.00 lunch at zoo; 30.00 Diapers for new baby
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July 5: ::
July 6: : :
July 7: : :
July 8: : :
July 9: : :
July 10: 45 dollars for a Moby wrap and New native Sling, 5 for a new bobby pillow.

Goals
8/25 No Spend Days
9/20 No Drive Days
100/200 Food budget
0/50 Household budget
80/100 New baby budget
Make 200.00 off selling things we don't need/want/use: to date 180/200
0/1000 pay off most of car

I put my fifty dollar gift card from Walmart to good use. I bought my thank you cards, a wedding gift, the rit dye I need to do some baby onsie dyeing and some food. Today I went grocery shopping, and tomorrow when I go to the city I'm going to go by the library and return books for more free reading material/possibly movies. I'm thinking of going to the local goodwill to look for some bras...these pregnant ta tas keep growing and growing and growing, and frankly buying something expensive isn't worth it right now. If I can't find anything I might splurge on a new bra...but only if these boobs keep hurting.

Used the excuse of my step-father's b-day (and my mother being away on a trip) to round up the family and bring him out to dinner (followed, of course, by gourmet ice cream ). Still within budget on groceries/eating out, but rest of the month is looking rather rice 'n beans-ish if there is any hope of not blowing the budget.

Kim :

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